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[TheDemonLord]

This - do some googling and quite often the same PSU is sold by multiple companies under different brands, and price points. Delta, CWT, Seasonic etc.

Until your El Cheapo PSU (made using the rejected components used in the higher priced PSU) has a power surge and fries your entire rig

[bogan]

Until your El Cheapo PSU (made using the rejected components used in the higher priced PSU) has a power surge and fries your entire rig

Yup, cpu chip binning is so prevalent they have different product designators (and price points ofc) for em. Would not surprise me at all if PSUs get binned before branding as well.

[Scuba_Steve]

Include 10 games is probably key to that theory. Steam, Humble Bundle, indeed PCs have consoles fucked.

PS+, Games with Gold, Flash Sales etc all effectively the same shit (Nintendo's still expensive tho)

Until your El Cheapo PSU (made using the rejected components used in the higher priced PSU) has a power surge and fries your entire rig

Bit of research needed then... But as it is the Corsair RX series already uses the "el cheapo" components apparently & people seem alright with them.

[imdying]

PS+, Games with Gold, Flash Sales etc all effectively the same shit (Nintendo's still expensive tho)

I went for a look, and the first page I went to (PS3, GTA4) said Unable to find page. Ain't got time for that sort of rubbish, I'll stick with Steam

[TheDemonLord]

Bit of research needed then... But as it is the Corsair RX series already uses the "el cheapo" components apparently & people seem alright with them.

I'm an HXi Man myself

[Scuba_Steve]

I'm an HXi Man myself

Good choice it seems, apparently that series does not use the "el cheapo" components & is decently quiet to boot

[TheDemonLord]

Good choice it seems, apparently that series does not use the "el cheapo" components & is decently quiet to boot

It is certainly is.

[Scuba_Steve]

Any suggestions on SSD brand? or more importantly any brands to steer clear of???
I care more for reliability than speed but the latter is still appreciated

[bogan]

Any suggestions on SSD brand? or more importantly any brands to steer clear of???
I care more for reliability than speed but the latter is still appreciated

Got a samsung Evo series one a few months back, they seemed to have a pretty good rep. Also corsair and OCZ.

[TheDemonLord]

Any suggestions on SSD brand? or more importantly any brands to steer clear of???
I care more for reliability than speed but the latter is still appreciated

Intel are what I use - it is also what we use in our SSD Hyper-V hosts in our DC (for work)

[Erelyes]

Mushkin Chronos and Crucial MX200 are good too. +1 on Samsung.

I have a Corsair Force 3 in the old PC. Not as fast as other offerings and once I RMA'ed one, the second has been reliable... Don't get me wrong, Corsair SSDs are still good, but I'd pick one of the above first.

One tip, don't go too small. Due to the nature of how they work, larger capacity SSDs are actually a bit faster. I would consider 240gb a minimum in this day and age. And you should be looking around the $200-220 mark shipped.

[bogan]

Mushkin Chronos and Crucial MX200 are good too. +1 on Samsung.

I have a Corsair Force 3 in the old PC. Not as fast as other offerings and once I RMA'ed one, the second has been reliable... Don't get me wrong, Corsair SSDs are still good, but I'd pick one of the above first.

One tip, don't go too small. Due to the nature of how they work, larger capacity SSDs are actually a bit faster. I would consider 240gb a minimum in this day and age. And you should be looking around the $200-220 mark shipped.

Just be aware of how much of them goes into error correction or whatever. I got a 70gig one to clone a 64gig drive and it didn't have the space as the useable giggage was only around 60. Since replaced it with a larger one anyway, so if anyone wants a 60gig SSD...

[Gremlin]

Granted I haven't used a recent OCZ SSD, but having enough issues in the past I won't touch them now.

Crucial seem alright, Intel perform well (there are different ranges), used the odd Samsung Evo recently due to Crucial supply lacking. Not enough to say how they are...

[Scuba_Steve]

Sweet cheers guys, gives something to go on

[TheDemonLord]

Just be aware of how much of them goes into error correction or whatever. I got a 70gig one to clone a 64gig drive and it didn't have the space as the useable giggage was only around 60. Since replaced it with a larger one anyway, so if anyone wants a 60gig SSD...

How much and what brand?